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Giovanni Gabrieli, Composer
Giovanni Gabrieli (c. 1554/1557-1612), nephew of Andrea Gabrieli, was an influential Italian composer and organist, a paragon of the Venetian school whose work embodies the transition from late-Renaissance to early-Baroque. St. Mark's Basilica figures prominently in Gabrieli's career and innovations. It was there that he won the competition to succeed Claudio Merulo as first organist (a position which he then ceded to his beloved uncle, placing himself in second position), securing his live...
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